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6 Factoring and Applications

Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 1
6.2 Factoring Trinomials
Objectives
1. Factor trinomials with a coefficient of 1 for
the second-degree term.
2. Factor such trinomials after factoring out the
greatest common factor.

Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 2
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term
Example 1
Factor x2 + 8x + 12.
Look for two integers whose product is 12 and whose sum is 8.
Only positive integers are needed since all signs in x2 + 8x + 12
are positive.
From the list, 6 and 2 are the required
Factors Sums of integers. Thus,
of 12 Factors
x2 + 8x + 12 = (x + 6)(x + 2)
12, 1 13
Check:
4, 3 7
(x + 6)(x + 2) = x2 + 2x + 6x + 12
6, 2 8
= x2 + 8x + 12
Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 3
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term

Note
In Example 1, the answer (x + 2)(x + 6) also could have
been written
(x + 6)(x + 2).
Because of the commutative property of multiplication,
the order of the factors does not matter. Always check
by multiplying.

Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 4
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term
Example 2
Factor x2 – 9x + 18.

Find two integers whose product is 18 and whose sum is – 9.


Since the numbers we are looking for have a positive product
and a negative sum, we consider only pairs of negative integers.

Factors Sums of The required integers are –6 and –3, so


of 18 Factors x2 – 9x + 18 = (x – 6)(x – 3)
–18, –1 –19
Check:
–9, –2 –11 (x – 6)(x – 3) = x2 – 3x – 6x + 18
–6, –3 –9 = x2 – 9x + 18
Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 5
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term
Example 4
Factor x2 – 3x – 10.
This time, we need to consider positive and negative integers
whose product is –10 and whose sum is –3.

Factors Sums of Here –5 and 2 are the required integers.


of –10 Factors x2 – 3x – 10 = (x – 5)(x + 2)
10, –1 9
Check:
–10, 1 –9
(x – 5)(x + 2) = x2 + 2x – 5x – 10
5, –2 3
= x2 – 3x – 10
–5, 2 –3
Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 6
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term

Example 5
Factor x2 + 3x + 9.
Both factors must be positive to give a positive product and a
positive sum. We need to consider only positive integers.
Factors Sums of None of the pairs of integers has a
of 9 Factors sum of 3. Therefore, the trinomial
cannot be factored using only
9, 1 10 integers.
3, 3 6
This is a prime polynomial.

Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 7
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term

Factoring x2 + bx + c
Find two integers whose product is c and whose sum is b.
1. Both integers must be positive if b and c are positive.
2. Both integers must be negative if c is positive and b is
negative.
3. One integer must be positive and one must be negative if
c is negative.

Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 8
Factor Trinomials with a Coefficient of 1 for
Second-degree Term

Example 6
Factor x2 + 6xy – 7y2.
Though this trinomial has two variables, the process for
factoring still works the same.
Here 7y and –y will work. So,
Factors Sums of x 2
+ 6xy – 7y 2
= (x + 7y)(x – y)
of –7y Factors
2

–7y, 1y –6y Check:


(x + 7y)(x – y) = x2 – xy + 7xy – 7y2
7y, –1y 6y
= x2 + 6xy – 7y2
Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 9
Factor Trinomials after Factoring out the GCF

Example 7
Factor 3a7 – 30a6 – 33a5.
First, factor out the greatest common factor, 3a5. Then, factor
the trinomial as usual.
3a7 – 30a6 – 33a5 = 3a5(a2 – 10a – 11)
= 3a5(a – 11)(a + 1)
Check:
3a5(a – 11)(a + 1) = 3a5(a2 – 10a – 11)
= 3a7 – 30a6 – 33a5
Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Section 6.2 Slide 10

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